Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.465/bushel, up $0.0225 from yesterday's close. Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.335/bushel, up $0.04 from yesterday's close. Jan 26 Soybeans closed at $10.935/bushel, up $0.0225 from yesterday's close. Jan 26 Soymeal closed at $302.1/short ton, up $0.9 from yesterday's close. Jan 26 Soyoil closed at 50.82 cents/lb down 0.27 cents from yesterday's close. Feb 26 Live Cattle closed at $230.95/cwt up $2.425 from yesterday's close. Jan 26 Feeder Cattle closed at $343.4/cwt up $5.025 from yesterday's close. Feb 26 Lean Hogs closed at $84.175/cwt up $1.75 from yesterday's close. Jan 26 WTI Crude Oil closed at $57.82/barrel down $0.64 from yesterday's close. ...
What You Need to Know Today: The latest EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook forecast 2027 U.S. WTI crude oil at $65.39/brl, up about $5 from the prior forecast. President Trump late Monday claimed the U.S. has swept the entire Strait of Hormuz (SOH) for sea mines. Iran’s security council said...
Key Takeaways: Soymeal with 44 percent protein generally contains more soybean hulls and fiber, while 48 percent soymeal is more extensively dehulled, resulting in higher protein concentration and lower fiber. CBOT soymeal futures were lowered from a 48 percent to 47.5 percent protein specific...
The trade deficit contracted slightly to $73.3 billion in June, a break from the volatility that has underscored international trade over the past year. Despite the small change, there was plenty of activity behind the scenes: imports fell $7.3 billion, led by crude oil, reflecting cheaper crud...
From WPI Consulting
Communicating importance of value-added products
Facing increasing pressure to quantify the value of export promotion efforts to investors, a U.S. industry organization retained WPI to develop a quantitative model that better communicated the importance of exports. The resulting model concluded that value-added meat exports contributed $0.45 cents per bushel to the price of corn, increasing support for that sector’s financial support of WPI’s client. In addition to serving the red meat industry with this type of analysis, WPI has generated similar deliverables for the U.S. soybean and poultry/egg industries.